Mahamantra Dhyana (Chanting the Primordial Sound)
Heals the chakra : Anahata Location of chakra : In the heart region Chakra locked by : Asking for attention Chakra unlocked by : Selfless love
*Meditation technique from : Tibetan Tantra Duration : 40 minutes*
Mahamantra (The Great Mantra) meditation is a technique to make your mind centred, solid: Manasasya sthiraah iti mantrah.
By doing this meditation, your entire energy becomes centered on yourself. This technique is designed to make your whole body mantramayaa (vibrate with the mantra). It elevates you into the state of ajapa – where you don't even have to do the japa (chanting), the japa happens on its own. Your whole Being becomes japa. You don't have to repeat the mantra, the mantra will repeat you.
Instructions for Mahamantra Dhyana
Sit in a relaxed way, cross-legged, with your hands on your knees, palms facing upwards. Remove your watch and jewellery, as they block the energy flow.
Keep your spine erect. Your head, neck and back should be in a straight line.
Close your eyes. Really close your eyes. Usually, when you close your eyes, it is just like putting off the TV outside and switching on the inner TV.
So don't just close your eyelids – close your eyes! There is a good way to do this: for a moment, just imagine that your eyeballs have turned to stone. Immediately, your thoughts will also stop, or become slow.
Now, with your mouth closed, start humming.
Just create the vibration Mmmm. Don't chant any other mantra, don't chant Om.
Chant as lengthily as possible. Allow the body to sway. The sound has to come from your naabhi kamala – from your loins.
Imagine your body as an empty vessel. If you put your mouth to it and hum, what sound do you hear? Create that same vibration inside yourself.
Hum as loudly as possible, as deeply as possible, as lengthily as possible. Put your whole effort into your humming.
Do this for 40 minutes. If you are using the ASP tape, there will be music accompanying your humming. Else, you can simply hum in silence.
Don't attempt any kind of breath control. Your breathing will automatically take care of itself.
This is known as the mahamantra uchchaadana – uttering the mantra which is beyond utterance, beyond speech or writing, beyond expression. It is the anahata dhwani (the unheard sound). The Mahamantra is the essential vibration which is resonating not only in your Being, but in all of Existence. When you experience the energy of this meditation, you will understand that you are based in this anahata dhwani.
Allow whatever happens to happen. If tears roll, let them roll. Laughter, coughing, shivering – let it happen. Let it out. Don't hold back anything.
MEDIATION IS FOR YOU
Whatever thoughts arise, throw them also into the humming. Gradually, they will disappear.
At the end of twenty minutes, the music stops and a gong sounds.
Instantly stop your humming.
A great silence floods your Being.
For a moment, time stands still.
Witness this silence.
Experience the tremendous calm in and around you.
After a short while, thoughts will slowly start entering into this silence. Don't stop them; don't enter into them. Simply witness these thoughts.
Become a centre of awareness. Remain in your Anahata chakra. You will feel completely centered, calm.
It is best to practise this meditation in the early morning. It generates a tremendous amount of energy in your body. If you practise it at night, it may interfere with your sleep.
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